Contrary to the news making waves on the social media about the alleged torture and killing of one Omolola Rotimi Ejioye, aka Eji, by the operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba on Sunday, May 9, 2021, the Lagos State Police Command has debunked the claims.
The refutal of the claims was expressed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Monday, May 10.
According to Adejobi, “the Command wishes to state in clear terms that a case of suspected murder was transferred from Ikorodu Division of Lagos State to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, Lagos on May 4, 2021, for discreet investigation.
“One Rotimi Omolola, the deceased, was equally brought along with the case file and other suspects.
“On 7th May, 2021, at about 4am, the attention of the officers on duty at the State CID, Panti, was drawn to a strange behaviorist of the suspect, Omolola, suggesting an underlining illness.
“He was quickly rushed to Falomo Police Hospital, Ikoyi, Lagos where he gave up the ghost while on admission.
“The corpse has been deposited at mortuary for the performance of autopsy, to ascertain the probable cause of death.
“The Command therefore urges the general public to disregard the fake, unfounded and mischievous news which has been in circulation by certain individuals, to distort the fact and escalate misinformation on the incident, for reasons best known to them.
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, while commiserating with the family of the deceased suspect, reiterates that the suspect was neither tortured nor maltreated by the police, at any point, despite his alleged involvement in the murder case under investigation.
“The Commissioner of Police also reaffirms and assures the general public that the police command, under his watch, will continually discharge its duties in line with the provisions of the law, and kick against violation of human rights, as well as abuse and misuse of power in the state.”
